Too-jolly elf strikes sheriff's vehicle, busted for drunken driving

It's bad enough that John B. Schuster was arrested Saturday for operating while intoxicated, fourth offense.

And it's bad enough that he was arrested after rear-ending a Dane County sheriff's SUV with its emergency lights activated as the deputy inside attempted to control traffic near an accident investigation on County K, just east of County Q in the Town of Westport. The deputy suffered minor injuries.

But the kicker is that Schuster, 69, of Waunakee, was driving home from a holiday party at an American Legion post in the Town of Westport.

Dressed as Santa Claus.

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